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How steam engine ushered in industrial revolution and the importance of physics in industrial era?

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  1. Steam power replaced water power and muscle power, which often came from horses, as the primary source of power in use in industry during the Industrial Revolution. First use was to pump water from mines. Early steam engines were not very effective, but an improved version created by James Watt gave engines the power to become a driving force behind the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was not only used in engines but also in factory appliances that were difficult to execute prior to the invention of steam power.

    Inventions and improvements in the use of steam for power began in the 18th century.

    • (1689) Thomas Savery, English engineer, created a steam engine to pump water from mines.

    • (1712) Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, developed an improved version.

    • James Watt, Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, made the most significant improvements, allowing the steam engine to be used in many industrial settings, not just in mining. Early mills had run successfully with water power, but the advancement of using the steam engine meant that a factory could be located anywhere, not just close to water.
    (1775) Watt formed an engine-building and engineering partnership with manufacturer Matthew Boulton.

    IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICS in the INDUSTRIAL ERA:

    ? Physics is significant in the Industrial Era because STEAM ENGINE solved technical problems and spread the solutions to industries. The technological advances of the Industrial Revolution happened more quickly because of Physics.
    ? Physics creates new techniques or products.
    ? Steam engines(Physics) found many uses in a variety of other industries, including steamboats and railroads. Steam engines are another example of how some changes brought by industrialization led to even more changes in other areas.
    ? Physics helped the development of the steam engine and was an essential early element of the Industrial Revolution.


  2. Steam power replaced water power and muscle power, which often came from horses, as the primary source of power in use in industry during the Industrial Revolution. First use was to pump water from mines. Early steam engines were not very effective, but an improved version created by James Watt gave engines the power to become a driving force behind the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was not only used in engines but also in factory appliances that were difficult to execute prior to the invention of steam power.

    Inventions and improvements in the use of steam for power began in the 18th century.

    • (1689) Thomas Savery, English engineer, created a steam engine to pump water from mines.

    • (1712) Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, developed an improved version.

    • James Watt, Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, made the most significant improvements, allowing the steam engine to be used in many industrial settings, not just in mining. Early mills had run successfully with water power, but the advancement of using the steam engine meant that a factory could be located anywhere, not just close to water.
    (1775) Watt formed an engine-building and engineering partnership with manufacturer Matthew Boulton.

    IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICS in the INDUSTRIAL ERA:

    ? Physics is significant in the Industrial Era because STEAM ENGINE solved technical problems and spread the solutions to industries. The technological advances of the Industrial Revolution happened more quickly because of Physics.
    ? Physics creates new techniques or products.
    ? Steam engines(Physics) found many uses in a variety of other industries, including steamboats and railroads. Steam engines are another example of how some changes brought by industrialization led to even more changes in other areas.
    ? Physics helped the development of the steam engine and was an essential early element of the Industrial Revolution.

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